Kingston NV3 4TB
Kingston
Current comparison price
$549Value 67 · Balanced
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
- S Game & File Storage
- A System Drive
- A Heavy Creative Work
Kingston NV3 4TB vs Western Digital Blue SN5000 4TB
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB
Western Digital
Current comparison price
$492Value 70 · Balanced
from 1 offer · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
- S Game & File Storage
- A System Drive
- A Heavy Creative Work
Key differences at a glance
Capabilityprice excluded
Same grade in all 3 scenarios. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB has the higher Value under these priorities (70 vs 67).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB costs less right now ($549 vs $492, 10% apart).
How priorities change the comparison Kingston NV3 4TB has higher Value under 0 presets · Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB under 2 · 2 even
| Priority | Kingston NV3 4TB | Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 70 | ||
| 21 | 20 | even | |
| 92 | 98 | ||
| 20 | 20 | even |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Price difference and break-even price
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
Kingston NV3 4TB
Current comparison price
$549 Value 67
Kingston NV3 4TB matches the Value of Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB (at $492) at $514 or less.
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB
Current comparison price
$492 Value 70
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB keeps the higher Value up to $526 (with Kingston NV3 4TB at $549).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
Price comparison: current offers
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
Kingston NV3 4TB
- Check current priceAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
- $549Best priceKingston NV3 4TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
- $746Kingston NV3 4TBMemoryC · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
- Currently unavailable · last seen
- $598Kingston SNV3S M.2 2280 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SNV3S/4000GNewegg · last seen · no longer in the retailer’s listing · Affiliate linkView listing
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB
- Check current priceAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
- $492Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
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Performance and key differences
What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
View full tier list and performance rankings
| Kingston NV3 4TB | Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | A #74 | A #80 |
| Game & File Storage | S #23 | S #24 |
| Heavy Creative Work | A #73 | A #74 |
| Drive performance | 6,000 | 5,500 |
| Sequential read | 6,000 | 5,500 |
| Sequential write | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Where each one leads
- Higher sequential read · More offers
- Lower current price · Higher Value with these priorities
Specifications compared
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
8 identical facts hidden
| Kingston NV3 4TB | Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential read | 6,000 MB/s | 5,500 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| NAND type | Kioxia 162-layer QLC | SanDisk BiCS8 TLC |
| DRAM cache | 64MB | DRAM-less |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2268XT | SanDisk Custom |
| Product | ||
| Brand | Kingston | Western Digital |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Which one to choose: where each wins
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
Kingston NV3 4TB fits better when…
- Drive performance matters: higher index
- Sequential read matters: higher index
- Sequential read matters: 6,000 MB/s vs 5,500 MB/s
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB fits better when…
- your priorities are Balanced: higher Value
- the budget decides: 10% lower current price
Nearby market alternative
Worth considering instead
Crucial T710 1TB — same S-tier capability for System Drive, about $272 cheaper · Value 100.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three
Questions and methodology
Which one is better, Kingston NV3 4TB or Western Digital Blue SN5000 4TB?
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Which has the higher Value right now?
Under Balanced, Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB has the higher Value (70 vs 67) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
At what price does the answer change?
Under Balanced, with Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB at its current price, Kingston NV3 4TB reaches equal Value at $514. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
Same grade in all 3 scenarios.
Where can I compare current offers?
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.